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' PUB bosses have claimed community-friendly bars in Blackpool are under serious threat of closure as alcohol prices continue to rise. Dave Daly, North West chairman of Licensees Unite, says the life expectancy of community pubs is becoming significantly shorter as taxation on beer increases. The Fylde coast has lost 12 pubs in three years and a recent survey conducted by the Real Ale Campaign group (CAMRA), revealed Lancashire’s pubs have been hardest hit. Blackpool’s The Bloomfield, The ...

'He spent his rookie year on the bench learning from veteran Pro Bowler <mark>Dave Dalby</mark> as the Raiders would end up winning Super Bowl XVIII. He played right guard the next year and started in the 10 games he played. He took over for Dalby in 1985 and would'

'The one holdover from the line was center <mark>Dave Dalby</mark>. The offensive line was solid, but it was not the brute force it had been in the past. It was in the playoffs where Marcus Allen really began to dominate. In three playoff games Allen had 486 yards'

'The first 35 years of Raider football knew just three names at center: Jim Otto, <mark>Dave Dalby</mark>, and Don Mosebar. That is a role the Raiders need him to fill like few others. Richard Seymour - The outspoken leader of this team. He came over from a winning'

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CHILDHOOD

TWENTIES

197424 Years Old
He replaced Hall-of-Famer Jim Otto as the starting center when the latter retired after the 1974 season, becoming only the second starting center in franchise history.

197525 Years Old
From 1975 to 1985 as the starting center, Dalby was a part of sterling offensive lines which culminated in 3 Raider Super Bowl victories: Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl XV, and Super Bowl XVIII.
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During that 1975-1985 window, the Raiders reached the playoffs 8 times (1975 to 1977, 1980, 1982 to 1985). Dalby played in that 1975 to 1985 span next to Hall-of-Famer Gene Upshaw, Curt Marsh, and Charley Hannah at left guard with George Buehler and Mickey Marvin at right guard. Read Less

197727 Years Old
He was selected to the Pro Bowl once, after the 1977 season.

THIRTIES

198636 Years Old
After his retirement, he was replaced as the starting center in 1986 by Don Mosebar.
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Dalby never missed a single game in 14 years.<br /><br /> As reported by the Los Angeles Times, Dalby died in an accident 17 years after retiring from football, when his van hit a tree. Read Less